Black Friday lifts UK retail sales in November

Black Friday helped to propel retail sales 1.6% higher in November from a year earlier, official figures suggest.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that retailers had reported a particular uplift in sales of electrical household appliances.
Sales in November were up 1.1% from the month before.
ONS statistician Rhian Murphy said underlying growth remained "reasonably strong" and businesses had said that Black Friday promotions boosted sales.read more

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